In an attempt to restore the valuable jewels that have been stolen by two young guys, Patrice, a gang head, who does his best, in order to restore that jewels, kidnaps the daughter of a therapist named Nathan Cornard, in order to force him to take the password by which he will have the jewels from a disturbed Eliza.
As an odyssey of paternal qualm, Fleder's forgettable thriller has a convincing edge, and Douglas remains unchallenged as Hollywood's most tremulous and disquieting dad-under-pressure.
Kalamazoo Gazette
June 09, 2002
Michael Douglas has to use nearly every acting trick in his arsenal to distract us from a plot that's as flimsy and fragile as a house of cards.
As generic as the title suggests, this routine psychological thriller about a yuppie shrink whose daughter is kidnapped can't be saved by Michael Douglas's screen presence.
Fleder can only fling the camera about and indulge in some familiar screen sadism ... as he tries to squeeze a few thrills from material as desiccated as his leading man.
